Sean Casey's Cummins-Powered Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV2) Prepped for Storm Season
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- čas přidán 24. 05. 2012
- Filmmaker and professional storm chaser Sean Casey was set to start work on the sequel to his IMAX film "Tornado Alley" when a chance meeting with a Cummins representative led to a partnership to prepare the Tornado Intercept Vehicle known as TIV2 for the adventure. Cummins took TIV 2 in for repairs during the month of April 2012. This video provides an overview of TIV 2, "The Dog House," and Sean's work on his movie and a National Science Foundation project to probe the inner workings of tornadoes.
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I've gotten to see that thing on the road a couple of times, with mixed feelings. It's SO COOL! And then, "I'm going to check the weather on the radio 'cause maybe seeing that thing isn't necessarily GOOD news."
Well, mymymy... I just love the fact that they keep creating new TIVs!
You kidding!? I'd ask for a ride while they're on a chase!
@@OBrienmyers yea yea *sells the TIV2 for 30,000
I've got pictures of myself sitting in it.
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This thing passed through our town once
It looks like a frickin tank
Probably feels safe inside
A year later, one does go through a tornado... it's insane footage, remarkable stuff, very loud (and almost blackout). Storm chasers are very brave...
czcams.com/video/v075d9Vfqcg/video.html
See it for yourself;-)
It IS a tank! Any vehicle with _two_ inches of the armor this beast has is a tank in my book.
@@kristenharral4707 it's technically an APC aka Armored Personel Carrier
seeing that thing in your town is probably not a good sign haha
@@boerharms2209 LMAO ! So true
“It was a simplistic vehicle”
*proceeds to show a picture of a fricking tank*
The TV seemed to paint Sean in a different Light, but everything I've seen of his, not on the Discovery Channel shows he's a really good dude. Hope he's doing well, and he gets back out there.
What did they make him seem like on TV? I haven’t seen him on TV.
@@kylesmith9048 From what I remember they seemed to push two narratives, one between him and Reed Timmer on who was the better interceptor, and the other with the DOW team where Casey was portrayed as reckless in order to get his shot.
TV shows paint people in the light they need to paint them in, in order to get the mosat viewers. IE< create drama from nothing and remind them they signed contracts with DIscovery
TIV 2 + Into the Storm = 5 star movie.
littlejohnny2000 agreed
⚡️definitely dude⚡️
Yep
Tiv 2 wasn’t in into the storm, The Car They Used Was The Titus
@@jackieaponte167 true >:)
its awesome how long tiv 2 has lasted. the dominator is on its 3rd life
6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel
CumminsEngines where is the Tiv2 in this day and age?
Stoyben Xi It was sold on Craigslist by Sean in October of 2019 for approximately $30,000 to Storm Chaser Ryan Shepard.
ClipPlayTV did Sean retire from chasing?
@@stoybenxi7395 nope he still chases from time to time he went out last year on a custom modded subureu
Sean is AWESOME! one of the most clever and inventive guys around today, in my opinion! I couldn't invent things like that, I'm not even half as inventive with REGULAR things. lol
I know that, right??
The fact, that they have gunner styled seats in this, is awesome
Sean and the TIV team are awesome. Good work on that capture!
Agree.
That thing looks like an absolute blast!
All you have to do is mount a 120MM Smoothbore cannon on that puppy and you got yourself a tank!
@ w
⚡️this vehicle is fucking awesome⚡️
Renee Zelda or a 105 mm lol
Or it can be a armored trooper carrier like a swat type thing but they acourse they would not use this
90mm smoothbore cannon from the T95 Medium tank
I saw that iMax film... It was great!
Dude, this is so cool!
Agree!!!
Awsome Video inside the tornado!!!...
Hope to see more
This is serious storm tracking.
Sure miss you on tv. You made the tv program, Storm Chasers, you were the only one worth watching.
TIV, the Tornado Tank for Chasers.
Those things are so cool. Imagine cars eventually getting anchors.
I think this one, or one similar has drills
Seems like a Cummings commercial 🤔
Aileen Cruz It's Cummins not Cummings!
Aileen Cruz And I thought it was a porn clip.
It IS a Cummins commercial. it's even on the CumminsEngines page :P
@@thomaspayne6866 I'd rather be cummin that powerstroking.. 🤣🤣😃🤣
Awesome idea and very ingunuitive
TIV SMIV.... this dude oughtta design TANKS!!!
I love how they used the doghouse to tow the tiv and they do the doghouse tour with the humugus trailer still attached
"Daamnn, it's the TIV 2! It's the-
Wait oh god
*if the TIV's here then we finna die-"*
Can't wait to build my own in 6 years same shape !
Im going to build tiv 1 because it feels like im in La Ca
@@brigganthewolf1461 you ever build it ?
@@PrometheusIIIIII No, lost interest in storm chasers years ago.
thats a nice build
He's the real 🐐 he started all this M.V.P
Love my Cummins. I've owned them all. The cummins is simple, easy to work on amd very reliable. And lots of power!
Nice shot of the tank @1:52.
1:09 Ironic as he ended up driving that truck for most of the Season because the TIV 2 was plagued with mechanical issues.
No matter what vehicle you own, there's always gonna be that guy that says "Oh you should've gotten car brand 'X'"
Hope Sean can capture more image from monster truck and stay save.I love IMAX images.
This makes me love my 08 2500 that much more...I've got the 6.7 though I wonder if the tiv or the 5.9 have the jake brake like the 08? Would be a really good benefit for these heavy load situations...only downside is the dpf b.s. (its a must to delete) and you need a adj track bar to prevent deathwobble above 55... major issues once corrected = great truck I see that in comments tiv has 6.7 have you had any of the above issues?
TIV2 features a leather-lined armored overhead storage compartment for this guy's BALLS
big balls my friend!
I hope CUmmins is still doing this kind of work as this kind of work is the bettering of our society. It's crucial these crazy dudes get the help and funding needed so they can continue going out risking their lives to get the data.
Thinking about peeling my can and hanging what 1/8th" walls and adding 10' in length and squaring it off and then pasteing or putting new sides back on. It has some looks to be air leveling system
This sounds like a tourist prospect to boost tourism in the tornado alley on Spring and Fall seasons, sick mofos out there may pay top dollar to get into one of these TIV2s and experience a tornado. Sounds a good an idea like a real life Jurassic Park.
you just maybe onto something here a whole ride the tiv chasing tornados in the ally
No weather delays for this Uber!
Sean l hope that you are going to chase storm this upcoming season . I hope that I see you out there filming on location .
If that thing is designed for the worst weather known to man, sure as hell can survive that zombie apocalypse.
I know that video I have alread yseen it ... but that video apears to be taken with a normal camera ... I'm asking if its the this specific guy who cought the tornado inside. Because he is recording with Imax cameras also ... My main question is ... is there video material of the insides of the tornado on imax quality?
loks like war armor or vehicle for zombie apocalypse :P
Going head to head with mother nature is definitely war
The armor is usually there because of debris thrown by very strong winds.
Dang, an excellent Protest buster. Plow a lane through the nonsense
@@rogerwilco947 lol
i love my cummins
Kinda defeats the purpose with slides but can the slide system support a 1/8th steel box slide?
check out the footage they got yesterday! Never seen anything like it, at one point some animal or something hits the tiv and then towards the end something nails the window in front and sparks.look up tiv2 wedge tornado and you should find it.
Well at least they dont have to worry with that Cummins 5.9, that thing will last forever!
Now I want to watch Twister.
i just watched a documentary on tornado alley with casey and that navy guy in the imax
Thank you mythbuster 😜
you were the first. Reed just copied you.
Reid is the best
+Yaiboipat 1234 that's a lie. All you hear with Reid is yelling and distortion. Plus their car looks like a little red shoe.
+BRANJO so what if TIV looks cooler and team twistex copied team TIV
+Yaiboipat 1234 team TIV is best. Enough said. Conversation over.
lol red shoe
That would be one he'll of a adrenaline rush👍
Couldn't agree more Johnny brown
You're right Bob
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Looks like you guys have thought of almost everything. The engine bay that was shown needs a better set up for air intake.
It is true the Cummings diesel is no joke
So are there two designs for TIV 2, cause the one in season 2 of storm chasers had a different front, but the body was identical
Someone please fill me in
TIV 2 was compleatly rebuild after S2 of storm chasers BC the people who helped build the OG TIV2 were inexperienced Collage students who FUCKED UP real badly so Sean rebuild it himself for season 3
Where do you put the beer?
I need this for Florence
Omg i wanted SO BAD!!!!!
Its huge for its size it's kinda rare
I would like to know how many miles are on that 2500.
I'd love to work in one.
It's in the title...
I miss the Tiv
The video and chasing part is the dramatic part you're lambasting. There is also a scientific part to what the "real" chasers do in collecting valuable data about what happens on the ground during a tornado. The more scientific data that can be gathered about tornados, from formation to it's dispersal WILL save lives as we improve forecast models. Besides most chasers will give aid and support if an emergency situation is in front of them. Many storms filmed are in open plains.
Tractor trailors aren't very aerodynamic and the air can go all the way around them. This TIV drops it's sides and anchors itself into the ground (even asphalt maybe?). I imagine it would start getting dangerous once the ground around the TIV is sheared away and the wind can get up undernearth somehow.
What kind of engine?
After some fallout.. you’re gonna see gangs with something like this in their arsenal! This car has yet to be in a tornado tho
See you in texas april 26 2017
Geeee I wonder if this was sponsored by Dodge and Cummins!
What are the spikes for LoL
Go sean
27 ford guys obviously watched the video...
would the tiv2 do well against an EF5 250 MPH Tornado?
Yes. It was placed in the outflow of a commercial jet engine for a Mythbusters episode; It survived currents of 250 MPH+ although it did result in the anchor spikes being bent slightly. The team that designed it did a very good job. Reed Timmer's 'Dominator' also withstood it well.
Mister Lostman but at least the Spikes did there job well
They went through a likely EF5-equivalent tornado on May 27th, 2013 without much issue. The anemometer atop the TIV measured 180 mph winds before being ripped off. It's safe to say winds probably got higher afterwards.
⚡️mabye because In into the storm it got sucked up by the tornado and it was an EF 5 so idk⚡️
Gotta get one of those. Why dont you start a line of sever weather cars
Probably because the TIV cost about $81,000+ to build.
Looks to be Easier to roll on new siding
Incredible zombie apocalypse vehicle
How much was the metal?
It good for zombie apocalypse too
in mexico we need this cars!!
Lol...yes you do
I just saw y'all, TIV2 was in Graham TX. I should take a picture and ask for job!
It's a unit of a vehicle the only thing saving it is the hydraulic spike system and in my opinion it should dig deeper.
If it couldn't anchor it would be just another death trap getting lobbed into the air and everyone inside would be dead.
what if you fps drive? with tiv 2
This could make a good military vehicle for transporting multiple troops quickly and it could be armed with a 3 or 6 barrel gau 19 50 cal gatling
Would a medium sized farm tractor flying in a tornado damage that vehicle to the point it would become unsafe inside the tornado?
they dont necessarily plan to take it inside the tornado around debris cause clearly if another vehicle landed on it there'd be damage. that being said it's basically a tank so im sure a few hits of large debris doesnt do much to it
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Sweeeeeeeet!
it looks like a stealth destroyer
That dodge the doghouse is rusted to hell underneath
The tianran reborn!!
now that is a zombie wagon
Possibly
That looks like a war tanker
Nicee
Spoiler Alert: The winds outside and inside tornado's are really, really strong. Question answered.
Subtle Sean, Subtle.
mannn that tornado aint got nothing on muh SWAG!! :D
nobody gonna mention the fact that a tornado will pick yall up and toss you into the next zip code?
Why not build it off of an 18 wheeler chassis instead of a truck or SUV. That's probably why most episodes of storm chasers show the TIV in it's natural habitat stuck in a ditch because the engine died. Bigger chassis thicker armor and more space for radar equipment. You can add an engine and more armor in the back.
How do you get an inspection sticker for this, and what does your local registry of mofos say if you want a license?
I bet the registration says “Tornado intercept vehicle” 😂 if I were the guy doing the inspection I’d give it a sticker the things dam cool as hell
I SEE HAIL STORMS
NEVER SEE A ARMORED VEHICLE